Old West Church (Boston, Massachusetts)

Old West Church
Old West Church
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′41.19″N 71°3′51.16″W / 42.3614417°N 71.0642111°W / 42.3614417; -71.0642111
Built1806
ArchitectAsher Benjamin
Architectural styleFederal
Part ofBeacon Hill Historic District (ID66000130)
NRHP reference No.70000691[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1970
Designated NHLDecember 30, 1970
Designated NHLDCPOctober 15, 1966

The Old West Church is a historic United Methodist Church at 131 Cambridge Street in the West End of Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1806 to designs by architect Asher Benjamin, and is considered one of his finest works. It is a monumentally-scaled example of ecclesiastical Federal architecture, whose design was widely copied throughout New England.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NHL nomination for Old West Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 23, 2015.